Walmart's New Delivery Service Will Change the Way You Shop

If you've ever wished someone else could make your weekly Walmart run for you (who has time to wander through that whole store, anyway?), you're in luck: In an effort to compete with Amazon, the corporation is teaming up with Uber and Lyft to test-drive its own grocery delivery service in late June.

During the test period, shoppers in Denver and Phoenix can order their groceries online, and a local Walmart employee will collect and bag the items. The Walmart employee will then summon an Uber or Lyft driver to deliver the groceries to the customer's door. The delivery itself will cost between $7 and $10, and this fee will be paid to Walmart rather than the car driver.

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The retailer will also continue with curbside pickup, which it plans to expand to more locations by the end of June.

The process is similar at Sam's Club, Walmart's sister company, which has been using Deliv, a parcel delivery service.

But why is Walmart using both Uber and Lyft, two rival companies in the ride-sharing market? That's a good question, and one that Walmart currently isn't willing to answer — the company declined to comment on this decision, according to a Wall Street Journal article.

Hopefully, Uber and Lyft can play nicely, though... and save us from waiting in those all-too-long Walmart checkout lines.